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Trust Ownership and the Future of News

Media Moguls and White Knights

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Journalism in Crisis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Journalism’s Crisis

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 16-47
    3. Media under Scrutiny

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 48-64
  3. The Trust Models

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Genesis of Media Trusts

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 67-98
    3. Keeping It in the Family

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 99-136
    4. The Trinity — Origins and Growth

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 137-174
    5. Modern White Knights

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 175-211
    6. The Electronic Age

      • Gavin Ellis
      Pages 212-242
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 264-311

About this book

Crumbling business models mean news media structures must change. Gavin Ellis explores the past and present use of newspaper trusts – drawing on case studies such as the Guardian, the Irish Times and the Pulitzer Prize winning Tampa Bay Times – to make the case for a form of ownership dedicated to sustaining high quality journalism.

Keywords

  • broadcasting
  • journalism
  • media
  • news

Reviews

"This book contains a very useful and timely overview of the various crises that have shaped journalism over the years and an excellent reminder of the investigations that have been carried out into journalism's structure and purpose (and which seem destined to be repeated again and again)." - Des Freedman, Professor Media and Communication Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK

About the author

Gavin Ellis is a lecturer, media consultant and researcher. A former editor-in-chief of the New Zealand Herald, his career in journalism and media management spans almost half a century. He holds a PhD in political studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, where he has also lectured on the news media and on propaganda.

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